@PCGSPhoto said:
Flower arrangements are kinda tricky. I did my best, though. This is the last hurrah of the springtime wildflower patch. It’s drying up quick, but these late blooming flowers are giving it a nice send-off. They’re called Godetia, or more appropriately Farewell to Spring. Some thimble flowers are hanging in there as well. The vase is from a Laguna Beach artist that we discovered at his glass-blowing studio yesterday.
@1northcoin said:
Leaving the Portage Glacier location and heading back to the big city we had a close encounter of the terrestrial kind:
Below is one of the mountain glaciers that still can be seen near the Portage Glacier Visitors Center without having to board the boat, which is the only way to now see the face of Portage Glacier itself:
A postcard from decades ago when the face of Portage Glacier could then be seen without boarding a boat:
Compare the past views above to the view today from the same vantage point in my photos below taken this week:
The Portage Glacier Visitors Center located on the shore of Portage Lake.
(For anyone venturing North, it will officially open for the first time since the pandemic this coming weekend and be open on weekends until the end of the summer.)
This from a 2006 Fact Sheet regarding the 21s Tactical Fighter Wing:
The l980s witnessed a period of growth and modernization of Elmendorf AFB. During l982, the 2lst Tactical Fighter Wing converted from F-4s to F-l5s. The l8th Tactical Fighter Squadron was assigned to Eielson AFB where it was equipped with A-10s. The 54th Tactical Fighter Squadron, of Aleutian Campaign fame, activated once again in 1987. Rounding out the modernization program was the construction of an enhanced Regional Operations Control Center (completed in l983), and the replacement of the l950s generation aircraft control and warning radars with the state of the art AN/FPS-ll7 Minimally Attended Radars. The integrated air warning and defense system became fully operational in mid l985. Alaska's air defense force was further enhanced with the assignment of two E-3As to Elmendorf AFB in l986. The Alaskan Command was reestablished at Elmendorf in 1989 as subunified joint service command under the Pacific Command in recognition of Alaska's military importance in the Pacific region.
That importance was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped 90th Tactical Fighter was reassigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991. The Pacific Regional Medical Center moved from Clark to Elmendorf and construction of a new, greatly expanded hospital began in 1993. The early 1990s also saw major organizational changes and an expansion of Elmendorf's importance. In 1991, the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing was reorganized as an objective wing and all the major tenant units on Elmendorf were placed under it. The 21st Wing inactivated and the 3rd Wing was reassigned from Clark Air Base to Elmendorf Air Force Base on 19 December 1991. This was in keeping Air Force's polices of retaining the oldest and most illustrious units during a period of major force reductions.
The Air Force, because of the increased size and complexity of the 3rd Wing, assigned a general officer as its commander in July 1993. Today, Elmendorf AFB continues to grow in size and importance because of its strategic location and training facilities. The expansive Cope Thunder exercises, formerly conducted in the Philippines moved to ranges near Eielson AFB, and Elmendorf regularly hosts visiting wings as well as participates in the exercises. The Wing now has responsibilities far beyond the vast borders of Alaska.
This from a 2006 Fact Sheet regarding the 21s Tactical Fighter Wing:
The l980s witnessed a period of growth and modernization of Elmendorf AFB. During l982, the 2lst Tactical Fighter Wing converted from F-4s to F-l5s. The l8th Tactical Fighter Squadron was assigned to Eielson AFB where it was equipped with A-10s. The 54th Tactical Fighter Squadron, of Aleutian Campaign fame, activated once again in 1987. Rounding out the modernization program was the construction of an enhanced Regional Operations Control Center (completed in l983), and the replacement of the l950s generation aircraft control and warning radars with the state of the art AN/FPS-ll7 Minimally Attended Radars. The integrated air warning and defense system became fully operational in mid l985. Alaska's air defense force was further enhanced with the assignment of two E-3As to Elmendorf AFB in l986. The Alaskan Command was reestablished at Elmendorf in 1989 as subunified joint service command under the Pacific Command in recognition of Alaska's military importance in the Pacific region.
That importance was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped 90th Tactical Fighter was reassigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991. The Pacific Regional Medical Center moved from Clark to Elmendorf and construction of a new, greatly expanded hospital began in 1993. The early 1990s also saw major organizational changes and an expansion of Elmendorf's importance. In 1991, the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing was reorganized as an objective wing and all the major tenant units on Elmendorf were placed under it. The 21st Wing inactivated and the 3rd Wing was reassigned from Clark Air Base to Elmendorf Air Force Base on 19 December 1991. This was in keeping Air Force's polices of retaining the oldest and most illustrious units during a period of major force reductions.
The Air Force, because of the increased size and complexity of the 3rd Wing, assigned a general officer as its commander in July 1993. Today, Elmendorf AFB continues to grow in size and importance because of its strategic location and training facilities. The expansive Cope Thunder exercises, formerly conducted in the Philippines moved to ranges near Eielson AFB, and Elmendorf regularly hosts visiting wings as well as participates in the exercises. The Wing now has responsibilities far beyond the vast borders of Alaska.
@DrDarryl said:
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Annex of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum) pre-pandemic.
We had an SR-71 near where I was based in Okinawa. That's the black plane in the first image. It's a fantastic plane! When it was firing up to fly the ground shook.
For this Friday's postings here are photos taken this week on a neighborhood hike into the nearby Estuary Nature Park Preserve:
The Trail:
An Eagle soars above:
The Bird and Wildlife Look-Out at the Trail's End:
Peering through one of the Look-Out's Viewing slots:
And the view from another:
Flora along the trai:
Ferns with their fiddle heads (not the edible, when boiled at least 10 minutes, variety which have their tasty fiddle heads closer to the ground):
Horsetails - a primitive plant that absorbs silica and even gold from the soil. Pioneers and prospectors used to use this plant to scrub their pans and dishes due to the abrasive mineral content and accordingly horsetails are also known as scouring rush.
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Impressive.
The official sign that the Pandemic is over - unwrapped samples once again being served at Costco!
Below is one of the mountain glaciers that still can be seen near the Portage Glacier Visitors Center without having to board the boat, which is the only way to now see the face of Portage Glacier itself:
A postcard from decades ago when the face of Portage Glacier could then be seen without boarding a boat:
Compare the past views above to the view today from the same vantage point in my photos below taken this week:
The Portage Glacier Visitors Center located on the shore of Portage Lake.
(For anyone venturing North, it will officially open for the first time since the pandemic this coming weekend and be open on weekends until the end of the summer.)
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Arnolds?
An appropriate coin wrapper.
Picked up, where else?
In a Wisconsin Chase Bank
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Nice looking heifers!!!
Some "Furry Friends" under my bird feeders today........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Good job! These are beneficial animals, even the venomous ones, which, of course should be avoided.
What species is it? Looks like it might be a Blacksnake.
The magic magnetic silverware:
Completely unexpected.
Followed by the escargot stuffed mushrooms, main courses, and the take home:
(Compiements of Alyeska's Double Musky just down the way from the street named after favorite son and Olympian Tommy Moe)
We call him "The Conducktor" -
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At Nine and Dine Sierra Lakes California.
Hiking today
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Model railroad updates
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.This from a 2006 Fact Sheet regarding the 21s Tactical Fighter Wing:
The l980s witnessed a period of growth and modernization of Elmendorf AFB. During l982, the 2lst Tactical Fighter Wing converted from F-4s to F-l5s. The l8th Tactical Fighter Squadron was assigned to Eielson AFB where it was equipped with A-10s. The 54th Tactical Fighter Squadron, of Aleutian Campaign fame, activated once again in 1987. Rounding out the modernization program was the construction of an enhanced Regional Operations Control Center (completed in l983), and the replacement of the l950s generation aircraft control and warning radars with the state of the art AN/FPS-ll7 Minimally Attended Radars. The integrated air warning and defense system became fully operational in mid l985. Alaska's air defense force was further enhanced with the assignment of two E-3As to Elmendorf AFB in l986. The Alaskan Command was reestablished at Elmendorf in 1989 as subunified joint service command under the Pacific Command in recognition of Alaska's military importance in the Pacific region.
That importance was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped 90th Tactical Fighter was reassigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991. The Pacific Regional Medical Center moved from Clark to Elmendorf and construction of a new, greatly expanded hospital began in 1993. The early 1990s also saw major organizational changes and an expansion of Elmendorf's importance. In 1991, the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing was reorganized as an objective wing and all the major tenant units on Elmendorf were placed under it. The 21st Wing inactivated and the 3rd Wing was reassigned from Clark Air Base to Elmendorf Air Force Base on 19 December 1991. This was in keeping Air Force's polices of retaining the oldest and most illustrious units during a period of major force reductions.
The Air Force, because of the increased size and complexity of the 3rd Wing, assigned a general officer as its commander in July 1993. Today, Elmendorf AFB continues to grow in size and importance because of its strategic location and training facilities. The expansive Cope Thunder exercises, formerly conducted in the Philippines moved to ranges near Eielson AFB, and Elmendorf regularly hosts visiting wings as well as participates in the exercises. The Wing now has responsibilities far beyond the vast borders of Alaska.
https://jber.jb.mil/Info/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/290356/elmendorf-air-force-base-history/
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Love those Bostons!
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Annex of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum) pre-pandemic.
...and this??
13 Coins across the street from Sea-Tac Airport?
Across the street from Sea-Tac Airport is my favorite fast food joint: Taco Time.
Burning some scrap wood I collected while cleaning out the barn for summer with "Oliver" enjoying the warmth of the fire........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
The hill I see from my window in the evening in december
And the river near my place in september
Oh Yeah.
Wagyu Burger - OMG
We had an SR-71 near where I was based in Okinawa. That's the black plane in the first image. It's a fantastic plane! When it was firing up to fly the ground shook.
Would you do this?
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Cool cirrus clouds on the drive home from work on Tuesday this week.
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So 13 Coins was the right answer?
Friday arrives.
For this Friday's postings here are photos taken this week on a neighborhood hike into the nearby Estuary Nature Park Preserve:
The Trail:
An Eagle soars above:
The Bird and Wildlife Look-Out at the Trail's End:
Peering through one of the Look-Out's Viewing slots:
And the view from another:
Flora along the trai:
Ferns with their fiddle heads (not the edible, when boiled at least 10 minutes, variety which have their tasty fiddle heads closer to the ground):
Horsetails - a primitive plant that absorbs silica and even gold from the soil. Pioneers and prospectors used to use this plant to scrub their pans and dishes due to the abrasive mineral content and accordingly horsetails are also known as scouring rush.